Wednesday, April 25, 2012

introducing: Simply Color by V and Co. (that's me) for Moda.
debuting at spring market 2012 in Kansas City.
yes, i'm pooping my pants.
yes, i want to cry i love it so much.
yes, i am sewing and sewing and sewing.
YES, that is why the blog is so dang quiet, and the projects have been minimal.

BUT, all this planning and sewing and creating chaos is almost coming to a hault (well we're in the tornado of chaos at the moment...) and after spring market...i should be FIRST having a melt down and THEN we will be back to normal...oh who the swear word am i fooling?

there's always going to be some kind of crazy, and in between all the crazy there will be crafting. and so we will go back to or rather CONTINUE the crazy, but now you can know for a fact that a lot of my projects (patterns for sale AND on the blogaroo) will be made it this lovely stuff.

simply color is my first line EVER. it's pretty much got every single favorite color i have in there...and yes, some of you will be SUPER shocked. there's EGGPLANT (as some people would like to point out its just a shade of purple which i have been known to publicly say that i am not a fan of)
and while i am still not a HUGE fan of lavender (although its growing on me because the daughter loves it) and mauve, EGGPLANT rocks, and i'll beat up anyone who says it doesn't ;)

and one SUPER COOL THING ABOUT THIS LINE (besides that it has my freaking name on it)

is wait for it:

see these adorable little guys? yeah they look all pastel-y and stuff BUT

when you open up the jelly roll:

you actually see that in fact each strip is ombre.
what does that mean?

it means each strip consists all different shades of the same color.
it goes from dark to light on the bolt.

i'm a little in love with it.
i have some fun stuff i'm doing with it to show off just how cool ombre on jelly roll strips are and of course how cool it is to have lots of shades of the same color all on one bolt.
yup.
it's pretty darn cool.

I saw a post from Fat Quarter Shop this morning about this and quickly became a fan. Gorgeous colors and finding out they are hombre makes them even better. Looking forward to getting to know you and your fabrics!

Hold the flipping phone!! Did you say OMBRE???? Be still my heart! This is beyond exciting. I can't wait to see all the delicious projects you have in store. I knew you've been keeping a big secret, but I had no idea it was your own fabric!! Congratulations, Vanessa!

Absolutely stunning! I was at a quilt shop over the weekend and the owner made me stay till she could find the catalogue with your line in it. She wanted to show me what she was so excited to see at Spring market! My first response was "No wonder her blog's so quiet!" LOL! Now I'm excited tooooo! Congratulations! :)

ombre too?!?!?! SHUT. THE. F. UP. That is the coolest thing I've ever seen. Having all those color variations in one 2" strip? Holy Crap girl, you deserve medals and stuff. Can't wait to get my hands on a few of those jellies. And I don't usually do jelly rolls... but this? THIS? F.ing. brilliant.

Congratulations of Course! But I'm totally laughing because of your post about Target and thinking about the bowls you bought. Of course you HAD to have those. That whole collection is about OMBRE! Sneaky girl!

Can't wait to see what you do with that ombre fabric. I'm not as creative as you so I think I would just pet it until someone showed me what to do with it. And, of course, congratulations on your first ever fabric line...and for keeping such a big secret for so long. That couldn't have been easy.

Husbands...why do they have to sign in to google? :) I love your fabric not Brian...I mean, he might, but he is upstairs reading to the girls and hasn't heard the good news yet. I'm sure he can't wait to see your print too! ;)

oh my goodness! YAY!!! Vanessa, so happy and proud and of you. Love it. The ombre yes is gorgeous. And thanks for showing me. You know how bad we both are about checking blogs so I'm glad you pointed it out :)Congrats!!

It's REALLY beautiful V. Can't wait to put my order in :) I'm so happy that all of your hard work (for oh so many years)is bringing you the success and recognition you deserve!!! Love you tons, Chadley XO

I can NOT tell you how much I love the ombre. Seriously, I can't wait to get my hands on some. I need need need it. I say that I want a lot of different fabrics but these ones actually qualify as NEED. Must have. Just picked up Denyse Schmidt's new book today and the possibilities of your new fabrics with her patterns is causing me palpitations...

Go you! Congratulations. I can't wait to see what you come up with. Especially the ombre strips. I love them but have no idea what I'd make with them so I'm super keen to be inspired by you. All the best.

PS. Why when anyone leaves a negative comment do they sign in as anonymous? Seriously - if you've got something to say have the balls to stand by it! I'd be pooping my pants too Vanessa - but you're a star, you'll nail it!!

oh, my gosh!! you don't stop, girl!!!congratulations! it looks amazing! this must be divine providence because I thinking about making an ombre quilt for one of my boys!!!now I won't have to go buy the fabric but just order a roll and it's all in there! brilliant!

OMG, OMG, OMG!!! i have never seen such cool fabric as Ombre!!!!! I LOVE IT!! there is so much you could do with that! Ummm I think I will HAVE to get me a few dozen jelly rolls of this! congrats on YOUR first ever fabric line!

Congrats! I love the idea of quilting with some ombre fabric! They're beautiful (and I feel much better, cuz I was a little disappointed when I thought they were just some boring ol' pastels. I should have known better!). This is so exciting!

Wow, it is absolutely stunningly shockingly amazingly beautiful! I can't wait to get my hands on it.... I freaking love the ombré!!!! You are too cool, and too talented, and too inspiring for words!!!! AMAZEBALLS!

visiting from Bonnie's post! love blog tours! I love your fabric...cant wait to get me some of that! I am a traditional quilter, but am targeting bright sunny happy colors, yours are just the thing! In Pats book, love the Antique Splendor quilt, would be lovely in your ombres!

OMG poop is such a little word,can I use a bigger one? Oh, okay, well their wasn't anyone here when it exploded out of my mouth when I saw the fabric. I promise I won't use it here. Girl you love my colors and you have made them more gorgeous then I have ever seen. Definitely fondling fabric! See you at Spring Market, can't wait. Mouth will be potty free while I am there, :). Can't wait to see what magic you have done with the fabric. Uhmmm, I'll take 10 yards of each, NO WAIT, that was the excitement talking, Steve would kill me dead if that arrived at our door, he would know right off that I didn't win it. C U in KC, just look for the fat waddling lady, and no, I am not kidding. The last round of steroid treatments put 30 pounds in my face and belly. Okay, the fat faced lady with the big belly is who you need to look for!

Awesome! I LIVE IN KC! I am sew excited LOL (sorry terrible pun I know). Where are you going to be selling these? I definitely need some of the ombre! I'm not a super crafty person but your blog has inspired me TONS...I just made lots of the flower corsage for gifts for mother's day. Thanks for being such an inspiration! I am having tons of fun. :)